Weisen Shen

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Weisen Shen is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Weisen Shen has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Geophysics, 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Weisen Shen's work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (32 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (32 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (26 papers). Weisen Shen is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Waves and Analysis (32 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (32 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (26 papers). Weisen Shen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Australia. Weisen Shen's co-authors include M. H. Ritzwoller, V. Schulte‐Pelkum, Fan‐Chi Lin, Yong Zheng, Yingjie Yang, Longquan Zhou, Douglas A. Wiens, Zujun Xie, Jiayi Xie and A. L. Levshin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Weisen Shen

46 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Crustal and uppermost mantle structure beneath the United States

2016 331 citations Weisen Shen, M. H. Ritzwoller Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth profile →
A seismic reference model for the crust and uppermost mantle beneath China from surface wave dispersion

2016 302 citations Weisen Shen, M. H. Ritzwoller et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Crustal and Uppermost Mantle Azimuthal Seismic Anisotropy of Antarctica From Ambient Noise Tomography 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), Douglas A. Wiens, A. Nyblade, R. C. Aster, T. J. Wilson, Weisen Shen	2
2	Incorporating H‐κ Stacking With Monte Carlo Joint Inversion of Multiple Seismic Observables: A Case Study for the Northwestern US 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), (unknown), Weisen Shen	0
3	Along‐Strike Variations of Alaska Subduction Zone Structure and Hydration Determined From Amphibious Seismic Data 2024 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), Douglas A. Wiens, Weisen Shen, D. J. Shillington	8
4	Geophysical Evidence of the Collisional Suture Zone in the Prydz Bay, East Antarctica 2024 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Lei Fu, Jingxue Guo, Weisen Shen, Xin Wang, Xiaochun Liu, Xiaofei Chen, Xiangyun Hu	23
5	Joint Inversion of SPREE Receiver Functions and Surface Wave Dispersion Curves for 3‐D Crustal and Upper Mantle Structure Beneath the U.S. Midcontinent Rift 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), M. E. Wysession, Douglas A. Wiens, Weisen Shen, Suzan van der Lee, F. A. Darbyshire, A. W. Frederiksen, Seth Stein, Donna M. Jurdy, J. Revenaugh	1
6	Crustal Architecture Across Southern California and Its Implications on San Andreas Fault Development 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), Weisen Shen, W. E. Holt, (unknown)	3
7	Antarctic geothermal heat flow and its implications for tectonics and ice sheets 2022 ·Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ·Anya M. Reading, (unknown), JA Halpin, (unknown), Jörg Ebbing, Weisen Shen, Felicity S. McCormack, C. S. Siddoway, Derrick Hasterok	18
8	Radial Anisotropy and Sediment Thickness of West and Central Antarctica Estimated From Rayleigh and Love Wave Velocities 2022 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), Douglas A. Wiens, Weisen Shen, R. C. Aster, A. Nyblade, T. J. Wilson	9
9	The seismic structure of the Antarctic upper mantle 2021 ·Geological Society London Memoirs ·Douglas A. Wiens, Weisen Shen, Andrew Lloyd	27
10	Repeating Nontectonic Seasonal Stress Changes and a Possible Triggering Mechanism of the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence in California 2021 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), W. E. Holt, (unknown), Weisen Shen	4
11	Shear Velocity Model of Alaska Via Joint Inversion of Rayleigh Wave Ellipticity, Phase Velocities, and Receiver Functions Across the Alaska Transportable Array 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), Fan‐Chi Lin, A. A. Allam, V. Schulte‐Pelkum, Kevin M. Ward, Weisen Shen	54
12	A Geothermal Heat Flux Map of Antarctica Empirically Constrained by Seismic Structure 2020 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Weisen Shen, Douglas A. Wiens, Andrew Lloyd, A. Nyblade	65
13	Three‐Dimensional Crustal Structures of the Shanxi Rift Constructed by Rayleigh Wave Dispersion Curves and Ellipticity: Implication for Sedimentation, Intraplate Volcanism, and Seismicity 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Hongrui Xu, Yinhe Luo, Yingjie Yang, Weisen Shen, (unknown), Guoxiong Chen, (unknown), (unknown)	18
14	Direct Inversion for Three‐Dimensional Shear Wave Speed Azimuthal Anisotropy Based on Surface Wave Ray Tracing: Methodology and Application to Yunnan, Southwest China 2019 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), Huajian Yao, H.C. Yang, Weisen Shen, Hongjian Fang, (unknown), (unknown)	70
15	Constraints on shallow subglacial structure beneath Thwaites Glacier from joint inversion of receiver function and surface wave data 2019 ·AGUFM ·(unknown), Douglas A. Wiens, Weisen Shen, R. C. Aster, A. Nyblade, (unknown)	2
16	Tomography of Southern California Via Bayesian Joint Inversion of Rayleigh Wave Ellipticity and Phase Velocity From Ambient Noise Cross‐Correlations 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·(unknown), Fan‐Chi Lin, A. A. Allam, Hongrui Qiu, Weisen Shen, Yehuda Ben‐Zion	45
17	The Crust and Upper Mantle Structure of Central and West Antarctica From Bayesian Inversion of Rayleigh Wave and Receiver Functions 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Weisen Shen, Douglas A. Wiens, S. Anandakrishnan, R. C. Aster, Peter Gerstoft, P. D. Bromirski, S. E. Hansen, Ian W. D. Dalziel, David S. Heeszel, A. D. Huerta, A. Nyblade, Ralph A. Stephen, T. J. Wilson, J. Paul Winberry	85
18	The distribution and composition of high‐velocity lower crust across the continental U.S.: Comparison of seismic and xenolith data and implications for lithospheric dynamics and history 2017 ·Tectonics ·V. Schulte‐Pelkum, Kevin H. Mahan, Weisen Shen, J. C. Stachnik	30
19	Upper mantle structure of the Tonga‐Lau‐Fiji region from Rayleigh wave tomography 2016 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·S. Shawn Wei, (unknown), Weisen Shen, Douglas A. Wiens, J. A. Conder, Spahr C. Webb	16
20	Crustal and uppermost mantle structure in the central U.S. encompassing the Midcontinent Rift 2013 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Weisen Shen, M. H. Ritzwoller, V. Schulte‐Pelkum	46

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